TTO transforms the future of warfighting by pursuing high-risk, high payoff tactical technology and development of rapid, mobile and responsive combat capability for advanced weapons, platforms and space systems.  This is accomplished by:

• Creating highly capable systems that enable "order of magnitude" improvement in military capabilities in a rapidly changing technological landscape
• Investing in research and technologies that enable strategic advantage over technological surprise in TTO focus areas
• Developing technologies and systems that facilitate "game changing" tactics, techniques and procedures that address the entire spectrum of armed conflict  
• Understanding and addressing critical deficiencies in crucial mission areas including:
• Conducting irregular operations in difficult politico-military circumstances
• Efficiently countering asymmetric threats
• Developing capability to improve space operations
• Maintaining superiority on the conventional global battlefield (force protection, force projection, anti-access, logistics)
• Detecting, preventing and negating weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 
• Enabling seamless Joint Operations 
• Creating and maintaining situational awareness 
• Gathering global surveillance 
• Conceptualizing, demonstrating and transitioning advanced technologies and concepts for effective, survivable and cost effective military systems